OCHA 2011/03/28 In the 3 hardest-hit prefectures, Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima, it is estimated that more than 230 school children (7-18 years old) have died and 885 are missing, while 13 teachers are dead and 56 are missing.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Japan: Red Cross responds to one of strongest earthquakes on recordIn response to the devastation caused by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March and the resulting tsunami, the Japanese Red Cross Society has deployed 62 response teams over the past 24 hours.